Server for sugar tablets and similar commodities.



F 3. EIBEL. SERVER FOR SUGAR TABLET S AND SINHLAR COMMODITIES. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1. 19m. L fififi Patented July 10, 191 7.

pin s FRANCIS J. EIBEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ElERVE'B, FUR SUGAR TABLETS AND SIMILAR COMMODITIES.

To all ii /1 0 11017) may (once/w.

Be it known that l, FnANcis .l. lll'l'i-nnu, a citizen of the United States, residing in the l'iorough of Manhattan, city, county and til ate of New York, have invented Certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Servers for Sugar Tablets and Similar Commodities, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to receptacles for temporarily holding and presenting in conveuient arrangement for service sugar in the form of tablets, and other products prepared and sold in uniform cake or tabular form, such as confections, crackers, etc., packed for the retail trade in cartons, or paper wrappings of prescribed shape and size. Ordinarily goods put up for the market in this manner are removed from the original package and transferred by hand to a bowl or dish for table or other service, and this transfer is not only objectionable for sanitary reasons, but also involves considerable loss of time andlabor.

The main object of my invention is to obviate these disadvantages by the provision of a. temporary holder in which the goods may be deposited. in the original, nickagc, or the main portion thereof at least, thereby protecting the goods against contamination by handling and exposure, and insuring the presentation of the goods in neat, symmetrical order, and conveniently accessible to the user, as hereinafter fully set forth,the invention consisting in the specific construction and arrangement of parts described and claimed,the distinguishing feature being the provision of an elongated rectangular tray supported positionally at an incline, and formed with an automatically closing cover having a handle which is adapted to perform the double function of a lifter by which the server may be carried bodily from place to place, and of a lever by means of which the lid or cover may be held open temporarily to give access to the articles to be served.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a serving device embodying the essential features of my invention, and shown as closed;

Fig. 2, is a like view, with the lid raised and shown in longitudinal section;

Fig. 3, is an end elevation of the server; and

Fig. 4, a transverse section thereof, with Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jilly fil llgll l Application filed December 1, 1916. 7

Serial No. 134.286.

the lid shown closed in solid. lines and open in dotted lines.

l have shown my server S, herein as adapted to contain a. carton or box Z), forming the main part of an original package of white loaf sugar in cake or tablet form, such as now obtainable in open market for table service. Before insertion in my server S, the cover and superfluous portions of the original. package are removed leaving only the openv mouthed. box Z), of the carton as shown in l igs. 2, and 4-, of the drawing. in. which box Z), the cakes or tablets I), t, of sugar remain symmetrically arranged as when originally packed for the market. Obviously by the exercise of only ordinary care in manipulation the original wrapping and cover of the carton be); Z), can be removed and the box Z), inserted bodily into the server S, without touching the sugar, which is a great advantage for sanitary reasons alone; and the saving effected in time and labor is also of inn iortance as compared. with the old method of removing the contents of the carton and transferring the sugartablets by hand to an ordinary sugar bowl or receptacle for table use.

The body of my server S, made in the form of an elongated rectangular parallelogram of a size and capacity suflicient to accommodate the commercial carton Z), with which. it is designed to be used, the sides and end walls being slightly higher than the corresponding walls of the insert Z), as shown in Figs. 2, and 4:, so that said carton Z), will be entirely inclosed when the lid Z, of the receptacle is closed as in Figs. 1, 3, and 4;. As will be seen by reference particularly to Figs. 3, and 4, the traysection s, when closed is essentially square in cross section, and it is supported in an inclined position with bottom angle substantially in verticalalinement with the diagonally opposed. upper angle as indicated by the perpendicular lines 4), c, in the drawings. Thus when the lid Z, is raised the contents t, Z', of the tray-section s, is exposed at a convenient angle for access and removal, piece by piece, as wanted for immediate use. Any suitable means of base support may be provided for said tray-section s, as may be found most expedient, in lieu of the legs 8, 8, shown in the drawings.

The lid Z, is pivotally attached to the tray-section s, slightly to one side of the that when the server S, is lifted bodily by means of said hand bar Z the weight of ,thetray-section s, and contents will be exerted to maintain the lid Z, in closed position, and thereby prevent the possibility of the spillingof the contents of said traysection 8, during the transfer of the server S, from. one place to another.

The lid Z, being heavier than its handle Z, Z will close automatically when the latter is released after being used to hold the lid open, thus insuring the exclusion of dust, flies, and extraneous objects generally,

yin the intervals between service.

The bottom of the tray-section 8, may be formed with an elongated slot or opening 5 to admit of the insertion ofthe fingers to facilitate the removal of the box 5, when empty; and for a similar reason the ends of the tray-section 8, may be formed with finger openings s 8 to facilitate the insertion or removal of the box Z),these being closed normally by flanges Z Z on the lid Z.

' that when released-the lid will close automatically,its weight exceeding that of its handle."

Although I do not limit myself to any particular angle from the perpendicular in the positioning of the tray-section as related to the means of support, an angle of approximately forty five degrees as shown in the drawings is preferable for the reason the sugar tablets are displayed at a convenient. angle for service; and this feature is of increasing import as the tablets are removed more and more from the box, rendering even the last or bottom row both visible and conveniently accessible.

WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A server for commodities of the eharaw ter designated, comprising, in combination, a tray-section of rectangular parallelogrammatic form, means for supporting it with its sides inclined to the perpendicular, a lid pi votally supported on said tray-section out of alinement with its vertical center, and a. handle integral with the lid extending on the opposite side of said pivotal support and formed with a hand. rail positioned substantially parallel to and at the rear of said pivotal support, whereby the weight of the tray is utilized to hold the lid closed when the device is lifted by means of said hand bar.

2. A server for commodities of the character designated, comprising, in eombination, a tray-section of rectangular parallelogrammatic form, means for supporting it with its sides inclined to the perpendicular, a lid pivotally supported on said tray section and formed with an integralfhandle projecting therefrom at an angle in such manner as to prevent the turning of the lid beyond its pivotal support, thereby insuring the self closing of the lid when released.

FRANCIS J. EIBEL.

Witnesses:

, G120. WM. MIATT, DOROTHY Mm'r'r.

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